Highest totals for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - Sri Lanka
Highest totals
Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 628/8d | 182.0 | 3.45 | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | won | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 | |
| 591 | 156.5 | 3.76 | 2 | v England | The Oval | won | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 | |
| 555/8d | 169.0 | 3.28 | 1 | v England | Lord's | draw | 16 May 2002 | Test # 1603 | |
| 548/9d | 186.5 | 2.93 | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | draw | 9 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 | |
| 537/9 | 199.0 | 2.69 | 3 | v England | Lord's | draw | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 499/8d | 148.5 | 3.35 | 1 | v England | Galle | draw | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 | |
| 491/7d | 166.0 | 2.95 | 1 | v England | Lord's | draw | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 479 | 131.4 | 3.63 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 3 Jun 2011 | Test # 1995 | |
| 475 | 128.2 | 3.70 | 3 | v England | Chester-le-Street | lost | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
| 470/5d | 170.0 | 2.76 | 1 | v England | Galle | won | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 | |
| 469 | 156.5 | 2.99 | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | won | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 457 | 132.5 | 3.44 | 3 | v England | Leeds | won | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
| 453 | 138.4 | 3.26 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| 442/8d | 130.0 | 3.40 | 3 | v England | Kandy | won | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| 400 | 118.4 | 3.37 | 1 | v England | Cardiff | lost | 26 May 2011 | Test # 1994 | |
| 382 | 126.4 | 3.01 | 1 | v England | Kandy | draw | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| 381 | 139.3 | 2.73 | 1 | v England | Galle | lost | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 359 | 136.5 | 2.62 | 3 | v England | Galle | lost | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| 336 | 103.0 | 3.26 | 2 | v England | Pallekele | lost | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 334/5 | 104.0 | 3.21 | 3 | v England | Southampton | draw | 16 Jun 2011 | Test # 1996 | |
| 331 | 109.3 | 3.02 | 3 | v England | Lord's | lost | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 331 | 127.5 | 2.58 | 1 | v England | Galle | draw | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 326 | 89.3 | 3.64 | 3 | v England | Manchester | lost | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 322 | 113.1 | 2.84 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | won | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 318 | 96.3 | 3.29 | 1 | v England | Galle | won | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
| 308 | 113.2 | 2.71 | 3 | v England | Manchester | lost | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 297 | 86.0 | 3.45 | 1 | v England | Kandy | lost | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 294/7d | 80.0 | 3.67 | 3 | v England | Lord's | draw | 23 Aug 1984 | Test # 994 | |
| 292 | 86.4 | 3.36 | 4 | v England | Lord's | lost | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 288 | 95.1 | 3.02 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 9 Jun 2016 | Test # 2205 | |
| 285 | 103.3 | 2.75 | 4 | v England | Lord's | lost | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 | |
| 284 | 86.4 | 3.27 | 4 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
| 279/7d | 71.0 | 3.92 | 3 | v England | Kandy | draw | 10 Dec 2003 | Test # 1672 | |
| 278 | 118.5 | 2.33 | 3 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| 275 | 111.1 | 2.47 | 1 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
| 272 | 89.1 | 3.05 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | lost | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 263 | 61.2 | 4.28 | 2 | v England | The Oval | won | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 257 | 69.5 | 3.68 | 1 | v England | Leeds | won | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
| 253 | 92.3 | 2.73 | 2 | v England | Manchester | lost | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 250 | 85.1 | 2.93 | 4 | v England | Galle | lost | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 250 | 89.1 | 2.80 | 3 | v England | Kandy | lost | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
| 243 | 74.0 | 3.28 | 4 | v England | Pallekele | lost | 14 Nov 2018 | Test # 2326 | |
| 241 | 101.1 | 2.38 | 1 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 240 | 65.5 | 3.64 | 2 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
| 236 | 74.0 | 3.18 | 1 | v England | Manchester | lost | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
| 231 | 66.2 | 3.48 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | won | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1804 | |
| 231 | 93.2 | 2.47 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | lost | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 226 | 97.2 | 2.32 | 3 | v England | Galle | draw | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 | |
| 224 | 68.1 | 3.28 | 2 | v England | Lord's | lost | 22 Aug 1991 | Test # 1176 | |
| 219/2 | 40.3 | 5.40 | 4 | v England | The Oval | won | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
| 218 | 81.5 | 2.66 | 1 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 214 | 84.3 | 2.53 | 3 | v England | Galle | won | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 | |
| 203 | 68.0 | 2.98 | 2 | v England | Galle | lost | 6 Nov 2018 | Test # 2324 | |
| 201/9 | 90.0 | 2.23 | 4 | v England | Lord's | draw | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| 196 | 55.3 | 3.53 | 2 | v England | Lord's | lost | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
| 194 | 65.5 | 2.94 | 1 | v England | Lord's | lost | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
| 192 | 55.3 | 3.45 | 2 | v England | Lord's | draw | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
| 188 | 59.4 | 3.15 | 1 | v England | Kandy | won | 1 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
| 184 | 64.2 | 2.86 | 1 | v England | Southampton | draw | 16 Jun 2011 | Test # 1996 | |
| 175 | 83.5 | 2.08 | 3 | v England | Colombo (PSS) | lost | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
| 162 | 52.5 | 3.06 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | lost | 30 May 2002 | Test # 1605 | |
| 142/5 | 42.4 | 3.32 | 4 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | won | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 141 | 51.2 | 2.74 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | lost | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
| 135 | 46.1 | 2.92 | 1 | v England | Galle | lost | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
| 127/3 | 43.0 | 2.95 | 4 | v England | Lord's | draw | 3 Jun 2011 | Test # 1995 | |
| 126 | 35.5 | 3.51 | 3 | v England | Galle | lost | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
| 119 | 35.3 | 3.35 | 3 | v England | Leeds | lost | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
| 101 | 43.3 | 2.32 | 2 | v England | Chester-le-Street | lost | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
| 91 | 36.4 | 2.48 | 2 | v England | Leeds | lost | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
| 82 | 24.4 | 3.32 | 3 | v England | Cardiff | lost | 26 May 2011 | Test # 1994 | |
| 81 | 28.1 | 2.87 | 3 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
| 78/1 | 24.2 | 3.20 | 4 | v England | Lord's | draw | 9 Jun 2016 | Test # 2205 | |
| 42/1 | 13.0 | 3.23 | 4 | v England | Lord's | draw | 16 May 2002 | Test # 1603 | |
| 37/0 | 5.0 | 7.40 | 4 | v England | The Oval | won | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]
Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]